Surfaces and Interfaces

Catalog description

Examines the role of surfaces and solid-solution interfaces in regulating the chemistry of the Earth’s surface. Subjects to be covered includes surface tension, capillarity, and the thermodynamics of surfaces; the equilibrium and kinetic chemistry of absorption-desorption; dissolution-precipitation kinetics and controlling factors; surface catalysis; and surface oxidation-reduction reactions. Presented in the context of geochemically and environmentally important processes such as chemical weathering, partitioning of solutes between water and surfaces, and the transport and degradation of pollutants.